tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post8963997149478752524..comments2023-09-26T04:56:13.105-07:00Comments on Guilty With An Explanation: Downtownheartinsanfranciscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-60259665363862659052008-04-03T09:48:00.000-07:002008-04-03T09:48:00.000-07:00Puanani,That service supposedly exists here, too, ...Puanani,<BR/><BR/>That service supposedly exists here, too, but they are impossible to find.<BR/><BR/>The libraries and Post Offices don't even have the forms in San Francisco.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-59870898082721169962008-04-03T06:53:00.000-07:002008-04-03T06:53:00.000-07:00Ah, one of the benefits of making VERY little mone...Ah, one of the benefits of making VERY little money is that I can get my taxes done FOR FREE!!! In Portland, retired tax types volunteer at the libraries to do taxes for the peeps with lower incomes. Thank you for highlighting this blessing for me!<BR/>Thanks also for the Tibet link.Kapuananiokalaniakeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755081710766647168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-53367801866897672482008-03-31T17:35:00.000-07:002008-03-31T17:35:00.000-07:00Angela,From your lips to the tax god's ears.I have...Angela,<BR/><BR/>From your lips to the tax god's ears.<BR/><BR/>I have rejected many adorable shoes in favor of comfort in my life, having learned the hard way.<BR/><BR/>Echo,<BR/><BR/>My impression of Toronto has always been that it's an extremely civilized city. I love going there. Sadly, there are violent people everywhere, though.<BR/><BR/>Mariposa,<BR/><BR/>Good on you!!heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-3413785786458568032008-03-31T08:16:00.000-07:002008-03-31T08:16:00.000-07:00what a pita to have your taxes filed!and i did sig...what a pita to have your taxes filed!<BR/><BR/>and i did sign the petition...thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-66971020167353938042008-03-30T21:34:00.000-07:002008-03-30T21:34:00.000-07:00Read in the paper here (Canada) that some peaceful...Read in the paper here (Canada) that some peaceful Tibetan demonstrators were yelled at and harassed by Chinese in Toronto recently. I was so shocked by that. And appalled. In Toronto of all place. I still can't believe it.Echomousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940320361755051172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-35518530496686030242008-03-30T17:12:00.000-07:002008-03-30T17:12:00.000-07:00Thanks for reminding me why I don't miss living in...Thanks for reminding me why I don't miss living in a city! ;) Great shoes, by the way. I have some similar ones in green, but they hurt when I wear them -- so I don't. :) Hope FILING your taxes is infinitely easier for you than getting the forms. {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609676792430545424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-31855950382376440342008-03-30T11:12:00.000-07:002008-03-30T11:12:00.000-07:00Christy,I think I'm frozen in place now about the ...Christy,<BR/><BR/>I think I'm frozen in place now about the taxes, counting off days on the calendar.<BR/><BR/>Espresso,<BR/><BR/>Yes, the important issues. Shoes. <BR/><BR/>I watched closely to see if they gave my cute shoes the reverence they deserved.<BR/><BR/>Claudia,<BR/><BR/>So do we if we go that route. He's great, but since our return is quite uncomplicated now, it seems I should do it. <BR/><BR/>I'm probably making a bigger deal of this than it is.<BR/><BR/>Claudia,<BR/><BR/>If it weren't for you, I'd have a very bare sidebar. Thank you!heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-72108798895151766822008-03-30T11:00:00.000-07:002008-03-30T11:00:00.000-07:00Oh there's an award at my place for you! :)Oh there's an award at my place for you! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-73328004515028631262008-03-30T10:59:00.000-07:002008-03-30T10:59:00.000-07:00I love your wandering around SF stories. They remi...I love your wandering around SF stories. They remind me of living there. I hate that run around for tax forms saga. Gratefully, we have an accountant who does ours....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-71510351785165682062008-03-30T04:42:00.000-07:002008-03-30T04:42:00.000-07:00If you don't mind I'm going to "la la la" past all...If you don't mind I'm going to "la la la" past all the frustrations here and focus on your adorable shoes ;)Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-84479005207199139802008-03-30T03:20:00.000-07:002008-03-30T03:20:00.000-07:00I honestly think an entire story could be written ...I honestly think an entire story could be written about these events. Novel maybe, I don't know. Wow. <BR/><BR/>Me? I do my taxes, too. But I do them online, much easier. =o)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794096718913021944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-73916071721516490592008-03-30T00:16:00.000-07:002008-03-30T00:16:00.000-07:00Lex,It's a remarkable story. We can all learn so m...Lex,<BR/><BR/>It's a remarkable story. We can all learn so much from the Dalai Lama. As long as we are true to ourselves we are free, while the bars that imprison us are often the ones we place around ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Citizen,<BR/><BR/>I have no idea. This is getting more complicated than it should be.<BR/><BR/>I just want the Tax Fairy to come and do it for me.<BR/><BR/>Jocelyn,<BR/><BR/>What do you have against kamikaze missions?heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-78185981125597682282008-03-29T21:27:00.000-07:002008-03-29T21:27:00.000-07:00Here, when you could have ended up with a call for...Here, when you could have ended up with a call for "easier-to-get tax forms," you turned much nobler on us! Yes.<BR/><BR/>I gotta vote for the investment in Turbo Tax. It's easy and makes tax life less of a kamakazi mission.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-9637714826086822672008-03-29T21:09:00.000-07:002008-03-29T21:09:00.000-07:00If you do taxes with a program like Turbo Tax, do ...If you do taxes with a program like Turbo Tax, do you still have to deal with forms? I was thinking it all just went on-line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-1788944057276144862008-03-29T19:31:00.000-07:002008-03-29T19:31:00.000-07:00I will definitely sign the petition. And what tim...I will definitely sign the petition. And what timing, I just bought <I>Freedom in Exile: The Autobiograpy of the Dalai Lama</I> at my local used bookstore.<BR/><BR/>See, this is what I mean. I need time to read and get involved with things that matter. Work is getting in my way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-22430040170955873582008-03-29T18:13:00.000-07:002008-03-29T18:13:00.000-07:00Molly,Aren't your in-laws Ukrainian? Yes, it was v...Molly,<BR/><BR/>Aren't your in-laws Ukrainian? <BR/><BR/>Yes, it was very sweet of him. I felt bad that I had misunderstood his motives.<BR/><BR/>Bob,<BR/><BR/>I know they're available online. The problem is further complicated by the fact that my printer just died.<BR/><BR/>It's impossible to side with the bully instead of the underdog. China's treatment of Tibet has been disgraceful for 50 years.<BR/><BR/>Chani,<BR/><BR/>Neither the post office nor the library had the forms. I was surprised.<BR/><BR/>You are right to question the media - everyone should. But the fact that the Dali Lama has been in exile all these years speaks for itself.<BR/><BR/>Monty,<BR/><BR/>We've always used one, too, but it seems time to do it ourselves.<BR/><BR/>Sister,<BR/><BR/>Forms not available in usual places and broken printer are making all this drudgery necessary.<BR/><BR/>Meggie,<BR/><BR/>I was glad to see that, too. Now if we only had a president...heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-29872939178188032702008-03-29T17:02:00.000-07:002008-03-29T17:02:00.000-07:00I was glad to see our Prime Minister stand up & ta...I was glad to see our Prime Minister stand up & talk about Tibet when he met with Bush.<BR/>I have signed the petition.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-24542847859000117862008-03-29T16:57:00.000-07:002008-03-29T16:57:00.000-07:00What kind of forms did you need that you cannot do...What kind of forms did you need that you cannot download for the IRS site? It looks like a place as big a s SF would have them other places...libraries, the post office, etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03354299078292553141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-10009660709369347382008-03-29T13:31:00.000-07:002008-03-29T13:31:00.000-07:00I have already done the petition, thank you.I have...I have already done the petition, thank you.<BR/><BR/>I have needed an accountant since two years after I got married. Recorded history started about then too, I believe.The CEOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132181032041726978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-20105877932953073402008-03-29T11:47:00.000-07:002008-03-29T11:47:00.000-07:00The IRS needs to go back to having boxed of forms ...The IRS needs to go back to having boxed of forms in every single post office. They complain about people not filing. Well, make the forms available. That would be a good first step. <BR/><BR/>As for Tibet, I honestly don't know enough about the situation to take a stand. My inclination is to agree that China is following typical Maoist tactics - but I question all the information I get from the MSM. (mainstream media)thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-51834555146446875722008-03-29T11:12:00.000-07:002008-03-29T11:12:00.000-07:00China has reverted to their "cultural revolution" ...China has reverted to their "cultural revolution" practices in dealing with tibet - the monks have to go to classes, arresting political dissidents, etc.<BR/><BR/>Looks like they haven't learned anything in the last 30 years.<BR/><BR/>BTW - federal forms and instructions are available for download online. I don't know about state, though.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13690660290319444722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-24300296665784606772008-03-29T11:00:00.000-07:002008-03-29T11:00:00.000-07:00Hope you don't have any more problems with getting...Hope you don't have any more problems with getting your taxes done. Wasn't that Slavic man sweet to put you out of the wind? I can vouch for them [Ukrainian counts as Slavic, I think!]--- very considerate people. I signed the petition. Thank you for giving me the option. Although I do hate to put my e-mail address out there! Hate all that spam. But for such a cause, worth the risk.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-52728291548148976402008-03-29T10:44:00.000-07:002008-03-29T10:44:00.000-07:00Nick,You can pay them online here, too, but not ha...Nick,<BR/><BR/>You can pay them online here, too, but not having done them myself for 16 or 17 years, I wanted to get the forms for a trial run before copying them online.<BR/><BR/>Mojo,<BR/><BR/>They do send the forms to people who did their own taxes the year before. Since we've used an accountant for many years, they assumed we would do so again.<BR/><BR/>Van,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the links. <BR/><BR/>What server do you use that allows you to use fonts and create links in comments? <BR/><BR/>I have Firefox and Safari, neither of which does that.<BR/><BR/>Maria,<BR/><BR/>I doubt if anyone gets them. When schools are being shut down or programs and teachers cut, it's pretty clear that most of the money in this country is going to Iraq. And not even to protect our military people but to kill Iraqis.<BR/><BR/>Oops, I just wrote another post (rant) here.<BR/><BR/>Meno,<BR/><BR/>SF has the same problems as anywhere else. We just have them in an uncommonly beautiful setting.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-27557599822495702772008-03-29T09:54:00.000-07:002008-03-29T09:54:00.000-07:00We (and by we i mean my husband) use Turbo Tax. A...We (and by we i mean my husband) use Turbo Tax. All the forms are in there.<BR/><BR/>I love San Francisco, but not the government.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29674249.post-20428606066143588942008-03-29T07:52:00.000-07:002008-03-29T07:52:00.000-07:00Ah...already signed the petition, but thanks for s...Ah...already signed the petition, but thanks for spreading the word. <BR/><BR/>And, taxes...ugh. We did ours for the first time this year instead of paying someone and it was so much easier than we thought it would be. We used Turbo Tax....<BR/><BR/>And no whopping refund...Does ANYONE get those anymore???Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.com